Cale Makar

Cale Makar

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D · 6'0" · 187 lb · Shoots R
Age 27
Career
1.08
P / GP
516P in 477 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$9M
Signed through 2035
Career points
516
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.0
18 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+2.0
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.8
14 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+2.2
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.3
143 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.3
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
61.4
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+7
10 GF · 3 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2019–20 · age 21
Colorado Avalanche
0.88 P/GP
57 GP · 12G · 38A
Emerging
2020–21 · age 22
Colorado Avalanche
1.0 P/GP
44 GP · 8G · 36A
Prime
2021–22 → 2027 · age 23–28
Colorado Avalanche
1.12 P/GP
376 GP · 119G · 303A

Cale Makar, a defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche, is entering his age-28 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists) in 7 games, a 1.29 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 61.4% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +2.0. HighDanger's model projects 88 points for 2026-27, in a 83 to 93 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2360174966+16303026:231.10
2023–2477216990+15163924:461.17
2024–2580306292+28143525:431.15
2025–2675205979+32242924:511.05
2026–277369+52221:491.29
Career477139377516+173136210—1.08

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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